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RFC 822 - 3.4.9. BACKSPACE CHARACTERS

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### 3.4.9. BACKSPACE CHARACTERS

ASCII BS characters (Backspace, decimal 8) may be included in texts and quoted-strings to effect overstriking. However, any use of backspaces which effects an overstrike to the left of the beginning of the text or quoted-string is prohibited.

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RFC 822 - 3.4.9. BACKSPACE CHARACTERS